How to Use cutback in a Sentence

cutback

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  • Pichai does have a case to make for the layoffs and a cutback in perks.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The Tampa Bay Rays were the first team known to make cutbacks.
    — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020
  • In the shootout, Coyle couldn’t beat Hart with a cutback and forehand stuff-in along the ice.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The layoffs come at the end of a year of cutbacks across the tech industry.
    — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Willian pushed it through into space just to the left of the goal, and his cutback is met by ...
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 4 July 2018
  • Swift did have a nice cutback on Jamel Dean on a 14-yard run.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Dianna's Jet drops in and looks to show speed in the opener on the cutback.
    — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Due to cutbacks, a fifth of the state’s schools now operate on four-day weeks.
    — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 6 Apr. 2018
  • And a great practice to have in your quiver is the midseason cutback.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Popping up off the ground to catch the shoulder of xxxx springs the cutback into open space and sets off the second phase of the play.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • Chubb’s cutback in front of Schobert was the Browns chasing their first playoff berth since 2002.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays.
    — Tom Canavan, courant.com, 9 Jan. 2022
  • One cutback later, and Will was off for a 77-yard touchdown.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022
  • In the 15th minute, Sacramento striker Cameron Iwasa had the first chance of the game, scuffing a cutback wide from 12 yards out.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2021
  • The pandemic led to a cutback in her hours, adding even more stress to their bank account.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But the advocates of the SNAP cutbacks plainly don't care.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Some claimed the cutback to two meals a day was in retaliation for the strike.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 28 Sep. 2022
  • No one knows how much that will be for the one that starts May 1, which has some worrying about cutbacks.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
  • By pressing his cutback, Montgomery cleared his path to the end zone for a stroll-in touchdown.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Once Bernard cutback to the middle of the field, a familiar face returned.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • The 32-year-old split two defenders with a cutback to find an open shooting lane for a 2-0 lead.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Internal project emails point to cutbacks in guard staffing as the source of most cost savings.
    — Ian MacDougall, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
  • At the crux of the protocols is a cutback on where personnel can go.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021
  • So far the states have not agreed on how to split up those cutbacks, and next week the department will reveal its own plan.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In that race, Flyer was caught deep stretch, so the cutback to 6 ½ furlongs looks ideal.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2021
  • The news of the moment keeps veering between cutbacks and comebacks.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The 4-year-old should make an easy lead on the cutback to one turn and will be very tough to run down late under apprentice Edgar Morales.
    — Scott Shapiro, The Courier-Journal, 27 May 2018
  • That’s progress over previous months, but still a far cry from the 15% cutback Gov. Gavin Newsom called for last year.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The El Modena and Taft branches are making the biggest cutbacks.
    — Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In each of the last two games, Corum made impressive cutback runs for significant gains, only to have each one nullified because of a penalty.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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cut back

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  • But the truth of the matter is, shrubs don’t need to be cut back.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Next year, the courses will have to cut back to 4 acre-feet.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The bottom line is this: be a friend to your body and cut back on red meat.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2022
  • And Groom’s plan to cut back on yelling - and drinking - didn’t last long.
    — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • The camera then cuts back to Jost in the studio with his head in his hands.
    — EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The video cut back to the scene from the photos and the camera panned across his children’s faces.
    — John Beck, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
  • Most plantings a year or two in the landscape are cut back to with a foot or so of the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Was she supposed to cut back or save on the trip to give you money?
    — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Chase faked a route toward the middle of the field and cut back for a slot fade down the right sideline.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
  • These can be cut back after the first few frosts of autumn.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • To cut back on refined carbs, eat more whole grains, such as brown rice and oats.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Keep weedy areas of your yard cut back to deprive them of a place to call home.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Mitchell, now in the end zone, cut back toward his sideline.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Businesses have had to cut back their hours for lack of staff.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • If the answer to any of those questions is yes, push yourself to cut back this year.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • That means her children have to cut back their work hours or shell out for a sitter.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
  • If needed, they can be thinned and cut back to several feet above the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Morse says Wrangell’s schools have had to cut back on art offerings.
    — Sage Smiley, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The war forced him to cut back, first to 10 cigarettes, then six, then just a lone morning smoke.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
  • Frostweed can grow to 7 or 8 feet in a single season and should be cut back by a third in June.
    — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Zhang Yu, 33, said her household of eight eats three meals a day but has cut back to noodles for lunch.
    — Joe McDonald, ajc, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Daylight saving time was then cut back to eight months, then six months.
    — Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Has the rapid rise in food costs cut back on the number of families that the Greater Cleveland Food Bank can serve?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The survey found that 59% of consumers are planning to cut back on their spending over the next six months.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2022
  • So Nike is cutting back supply to try to juice demand and sell them at full prices.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The scoring play came on a toss to McCaffrey, who cut back toward the middle, found the seam and went the distance.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • In 2020, the city cut back on the park patrol, and huge piles of trash accumulated along the shore and spilled into the lake.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The video cuts back and forth from the second couple — both of whom turned 60 last month — to a beaming Roberts and his wife Tricia.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Pompeo stayed on as Grey’s weekly voiceover narrator but cut back on her appearances as Meredith Grey.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
  • That could signal whether businesses are ramping up spending or cutting back.
    — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

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